1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (871+ words) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s expansion into rural Lake County is on hold as neighbors and opponents of the flight training center press county commissioners to stop the project. Embry-Riddle purchased a 119-acre portion of the Deep Woods Ranch property in Paisley…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (582+ words) The winner of the HGTV Smart Home is already familiar with the Florida lifestyle the designers were going for. She’s 77-year-old Karen Hiers from Jacksonville, and soon she’ll own a brand-new home in Apopka’s Eden Crest neighborhood. Hiers is a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (582+ words) A proposed 11-acre cultural venue on Freer Lane in Sanford aims to give Central Florida’s growing Indian-American community a space tailored for multi-day weddings, traditional ceremonies and major performances. However, the project faces three significant legal and engineering hurdles in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (785+ words) The footprint of Clermont’s Central Business District is set to change soon with the introduction of a proposed mixed-use apartment community and ongoing plans for a downtown parking garage. Strained with a lack of available parking for city residents and…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (563+ words) A Publix-anchored shopping center in Lake Alfred is moving forward, as 37.5 acres were sold on July 30 for $6.8 million to Dunphy Development, a Tampa-based developer. Dunphy closed a $28.5 million construction loan from United Community Bank the same day for the project....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (848+ words) When Osceola County created the master plan for its East of Lake Toho mixed-use district 16 years ago, the county designated 275 acres for public school sites. But now, as the thousands of acres of ranch lands are being transformed into new…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (623+ words) Some of the units are already built, while others would be built over time. If the rezoning goes through, Interstruct would maintain the development’s shared infrastructure and ungated recreational areas, which would be available to all tenants. The proposal arrives…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (669+ words) With a lack of affordable housing in the Orlando-to-Tampa corridor, a new company is angling to build more of it by using prefabricated steel construction and by reusing the same apartment building prototype over and over again, sourcing its own…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (350+ words) Nashville-based lodging REIT Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. announced plans Monday to buy the Grande Lakes Orlando Resort complex, which is home to two of Orlando’s most luxerious hotels, for $1.38 billion in the most expensive hotel sale in Orlando history. Ryman…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) GrowthSpotter A Hindu congregation belonging to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) denomination, that previously faced local pushback over a proposed mega-temple in Gotha, has instead purchased a 102,000-square-foot corporate office center in Altamonte Springs for $14.6 million. The organization…...